Nick Piercey

Nick obtained his PhD in Dutch Cultural Studies from UCL in 2011, looking at the cultures surrounding football in Rotterdam and Amsterdam between 1910 and 1920. The study provided a representation of various aspects of footballing cultures incorporating studies of the media, concepts of morality, historical geography, education, and individual histories.

Areas of Academic Interest

Sport History and Culture

Approaches to the writing and presentation of History: in particular, Postmodernism, Relativism and Deconstructionalism

Theoretical approaches to Cultural Studies: in particular, De Certeau, Bourdieu and Postmodern concepts.